"TO HONOR THE DEAD-BY SERVING THE LIVING"



All Veterans Organizations
We need you to submit names ASAP of those receiving Awards
for the Americanism Awards Breakfast October 24th
from your organization...

CLICK ON THE FLYER TO PRINT IT OUT (PDF)

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW


2010 Veterans Board of Directors
 

Milwaukee County
Veteran of the year....2010
Carolyn Tyler

Meeting Date's 2010
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
Meetings start at 7pm
Room 413
September 27, 2010
October 25, 2010
November 29, 2010
January 31, 2011
 

Milwaukee USO Needs Volunteers
War Memorial Center USO Office-9-5pm daily
Please contact: Candyce "Candy" Hanus

Milwaukee County
Veterans Services


VETERANS INFORMATION & LINKS
BOARD MEMBERS
AMERICAN LEGION
(Alt)John Edelblute

(Alt)Pete Goosen

AMVETS
Dennis Barrington

(Alt)Dale Peterson
ARMY/NAVY UNION
Paul Fine

(Alt)Naomi Horwitz
CHINA/BURMA/INDIA VETS
Lou Goodstein

CATHOLIC WAR VETS
Ann Fritsch
(Alt)Don Schambureck

DISABLED AMERICAN VETS
Stan Kogutkiewicz 

(Alt)Mike Lang

FLEET RESERVE
Leon  Zalewski

(Alt)Patrick Romero
JEWISH WAR VETERANS
Ron Laux

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE
Paul Bialk-

(Alt)Clayton Chipman
MILITARY ORDER PURPLE HEART
Greg Jacobs

Military Officers Assn.of America
Charles Neidhoefer

(Alt.) Leo Lesch

MILITARY ORDER WORLD WARS
Leonard Erdman 
(Alt)Phillip Freund
NAB VETS
Charles Allen

(Alt)William L. Sims
NCO COUNCIL
Jim Anderson

(Alt)Sandi Jenkins

POLISH LEGION VETS
Lloyd Buttke

(Alt)Dan Klowsowski

VFW
Robert Bolz

(Alt) Ralph Heese
VVA
Joe Campbell

Alt. Pat Moore
WAVES NATIONAL
(Alt)Nancy Sheridan
WISCONSIN VIETNAM VETS
Jeff "Doc" Dentice

Alt- Leon House
Milwaukee County Vets Service Officers
Jim Duff

Alt-Domingo Leguizamon

Veterans Board Website
Jeff Doc Dentice



 
 

LINKS  TO  OTHER SITES
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fallen Warrior Statue
Burial and Memorial Benefits Site
Arlington National Cemetery
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWNS
Wisconsin Dept of Veterans Affairs
Bulletin Board
Armed Forces Week 
May 8-14,2011

Milwaukee Stand Down
Milwaukee Veterans Stand Down
September 18, 2010

MEMORIAL DAY
MAY 30, 2011
PARADE AT 2PM

FITCH PLAZA
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER
AFTER PARADE
Wreath Presentation
Brick Ceremony
Pow-Mia Ceremony


"See History Unfold"
Reclaiming Our Heritage
June 4/5, 2011
Milwaukee Soldiers Home District
Clement J. Zablocki 
VA Medical Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Soldiers Home Website

3rd of July 2011
For more Info visit
WAR MEMORIAL CENTER

Americanism Awards Breakfast
HOSTED BY THE 
VETERANS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
750 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 273-5533
Sunday, October 24, 2010 9:00 A.M.
War Memorial Center, Memorial Hall

Veterans Day Banquet
November 11, 2010
War Memorial Center
Honoring the US Navy

 

 


 

DISCHARGE DOCUMENTS (DD-214) 
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE!
The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans or their next of kin to gain access to their DD-214 online: http://vetrecs.archives.gov/


 Wisconsin GI Bill 
Tuition Remission Program

 Montgomery GI Bill-Active Troops

 Montgomery GI Bill- Reserves

 FIND A VA FACILITY

 CENTER FOR WOMEN VETERANS

 CENTER FOR MINIORITY VETERANS
 


World War II Registry

"A Tradition of Heroes"
CLICK ON THE BARS BELOW

 


Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
If you would like to purchase a personalized
brick, call the War Memorial Center at 
(414) 273-5533


2010 OFFICERS
Chairman
JIM ANDERSON

VICE-CHAIR
Stan Kogutkiewicz

SECRETARY
John Edelblute

Sandi Jenkins(Assnt)

TREASURER
Robert Bolz

CHAPLAIN
Ann Fritsch

COMMITTEE'S

Executive
Jim Anderson (Chair)

Awards
Paul Bialk

Naomi Horwitz
Audit
Jim Anderson

Budget-Finance
Bob Bolz

Paul Bialk

Joe Campbell

Constitution-Bylaws
Lou Goodstein

Public Relations-Publicity
Jeff Doc Dentice

Membership-Admission
Robert Bolz

Legislative
Leonard Erdman(Chair)
Ann Fritcsh
Memorial Day Parade
Joe Campbell

Awards Breakfast
Ron Laux-

Veterans of the Year 
Selection Committee 2010
 

Veterans Day Banquet 2010
Milwaukee NCO Council
Jim Anderson

Veterans Day Program
Milwaukee NCO Council
Jim Anderson

3rd of July Fundraiser
Ron Laux

Jim Anderson

(State Fair Vets Day) Board Reps
Jim Duff-Leo Lesch-Ron Laux

Ex-Officio
Robert Schroeder
Al Actkinson
 John Hansen

Our Hero Handbook
A Guide for Families of 
Wounded Service Members

WOUNDED 
WARRIOR & 
FAMILY HOTLINE
1-800-984-8523 
http:// www.defenselink.mil/
 

Wisconsin Veterans Medical Facilities

Military Families-
Directory of Services and Resources

Wisconsin Veterans Home-King

Wisconsin Veterans Home
Union Grove

Northern Wisconsin 
Vets Memorial Cemetery

Central Wisconsin
Vets Memorial Cemetery

Southern Wisconsin 
Vets Memorial Cemetery

WISCONSIN COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICES LOCATIONS

VA's Suicide Hot Line Begins Operations
"Help a Phone Call Away"
The toll-free hot line number is
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

2008-2009
WISCONSIN VETS BENEFITS

CLICK ON PHAMPLETS FOR INFO
2008
FEDERAL VETS BENEFITS


 


WWII MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON D.C.


Fallen Warrior Project
Purchase a Statuette for a Family member
or your Organization. All proceeds allow
us to give a statuette to every family
who lost a loved one in War.
Tell them Doc Dentice sent You

To search the electronic World War II Registry of Americans who contributed to the war effort, or add the name of a loved one,
Click here


NEW VETERANS HEADSTONE MEDALLION
 


 
 


 

IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Milwaukee County Veterans Service Office............................414.382.1753
     Zablocki VA Medical Center......................................................414.384.2000
     VA Regional Office..................................................................1800.827.1000
  Military/Retiree/Dependent ID Cards............414.535.5987 or 414.744.9764
 Milwaukee County Burial Assistance.......................................414.289.6714

Senator Kohl
310 West Wisconsin Ave., #950
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 297-4451 Fax: (414) 297-4455
kohl.senate.gov

Senator Feingold
1600 Aspen Commons, Rm. 100
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: (608) 828-1200 Fax: (608) 828-1203
feingold.senate.gov

Congresswoman Gwen Moore
219 N. Milwaukee St., Ste. 3A
Milwaukee, WI 53202-5818
Phone: (414) 297-1140 Fax: (414) 297-1086
www.house.gov/gwenmoore

Congressman Sensenbrenner
120 Bishops Way, Ste. 154
Brookfield, WI 53005
Phone: (262) 784-1111 Fax: (262) 784-9437
E-mail: sensenbrenner@mail.house.gov

Congressman Paul Ryan
20 South Main Street, Suite 10
Janesville, WI 53545-3959
Phone: 608-752-4050 Fax: 608-752-4711
Email: http://www.house.gov/ryan/email.htm

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin
10 East Doty, Suite 405
Madison, WI 53703
608-258-9800 Fax: 608-258-9808
http://www.house.gov/formbaldwin/IMA/get_address.htm

Congressman Ron Kind
131 South Barstow Street, Suite 301
Eau Claire, WI 54701
Phone 715-831-9214  Fax 715-831-9272
Email: http://www.house.gov/kind/email.htm

Congressman David R. Obey
First Star Plaza, Suite 406A
401 5th Street
Wausau, WI 54403-5468
Phone: 715-842-5606  Fax: 715-842-4488
http://obey.house.gov/HoR/WI07/Contact+Dave/
 

eVetRecs
Request Copies of Military Personnel Records
Welcome to our online military personnel records request system.

Use our system to create a customized order form to request information from your,
or your relative's, military personnel records. You may use this system if you are:

A military veteran, or
Next of kin of a deceased, former member of the military
The next of kin can be any of the following: surviving spouse that has
not remarried, father, mother, son, daughter, sister, or brother.

Doc's Vets Calendar
Veterans-Military Reunions & Events
Send additions to the calendar to:
E-mail: Doc Dentice
if you want an event posted
All National & State Events

WISCONSIN'S FALLEN HERO'S
 
 

Wisconsin Women Veterans' Clinics
The following VA medical centers serving Wisconsin Veterans have women Veterans' clinics.
Ask for the Women's Health Clinic when you call.
Madison [Middleton VA Hospital] ….. (608) 256-1901
Milwaukee [Zablocki VA Medical Center] ….. (414) 384-2000
Tomah [Great Lakes Health Care System] ….. (608) 372-3971
Minneapolis, MN [Minneapolis VA Medical Center] …..(612) 725-2000
Iron Mt., MI [Iron Mountain VA Medical Center] ….. (906) 774-3300
 


POW-MIA Balloon Launch Site
 

CONTACT INFORMATION
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs (VA)
1-800-827-1000
www.va.gov
WI Dept. of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)
1-800-WIS-VETS (947-8387)
www.dva.state.wi.us
WDVA Claims Assistance Office
(Milwaukee)
(414) 902-5757
www.dva.state.wi.us/claims
Milwaukee Veterans Service Center
(414) 382-1727
Veterans Benefits Booklets
www.dva.state.wi.us/BenefitsBooklets
VA Health Care Benefits
1-877-222-VETS (8387)
Wisconsin Veterans Museum
(608) 267-1799
www.museum.dva.state.wi.us
Wisconsin Veterans Homes (WVH)
WVH King
1-888-458-5586
WVH Union Grove
1-866-669-8387
Northern WI Vets Mem. Cemetery
(Spooner) (715) 635-5360
Southern WI Vets Mem. Cemetery
(Union Grove) (262) 878-5660
Central WI Vets Mem. Cemetery
(King) (715) 258-5586 x2203
WDVA Military Funeral Honors Program
1-877-944-6667
Wisconsin CVSO Association
www.wicvso.org
WI Veterans Employment Services
1-888-258-9966
www.wisconsinjobcenter.org/wjc


 

THE WARS
Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Key Events & Causes: War of 1812
The U.S.-Mexican War (1846-1848)
American Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish-American War 1898
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
Korean War Project
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
WARS of the United States of America
 

VETERANS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN LEGION * AMVETS * ARMY/NAVY UNION * CHINA/BURMA/INDIA VETS *
CATHOLIC WAR VETS * DISABLED AMERICAN VETS * FLEET RESERVE * JEWISH WAR VETERANS * MARINE CORPS LEAGUE * MILITARY ORDER PURPLE HEART
* MILITARY ORDER WORLD WARS * NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of BLACK VETERANS * NCO COUNCIL * POLISH LEGION VETS * VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS *
VIETNAM VETERANS of AMERICA * WISCONSIN VIETNAM VETS- CHAPTER 1 * MILWAUKEE COUNTY SERVICE OFFICERS *
 

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